Olybrius

Olybrius
Tremissis of Olybrius, marked: d·n· anicius olybrius aug· ("Our Lord Anicius Olybrius Augustus")
Roman emperor in the West (unrecognized in the East)
Reign	11 July – 2 November 472
Predecessor	Anthemius
Successor	Glycerius
Eastern emperor	Leo I
Born	Rome, Italy
Died	2 November 472
Burial	Mausoleum of Honorius, Old St Peter's Basilica (probable)
Spouse	Placidia
Issue	Anicia Juliana
Names Anicius Olybrius
Family	Anicia gens
Dynasty	Valentinianic Theodosian (both by marriage)
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Anicius Olybrius^[1] (died 2 November 472) was Roman emperor from July 472 until his death later that same year; his rule as augustus in the western Roman Empire was not recognised as legitimate by the ruling augustus in the eastern Roman Empire, Leo I (r. 457–474). He was in reality a puppet ruler raised to power by Ricimer, the magister militum of Germanic descent, and was mainly interested in religion, while the actual power was held by Ricimer and his nephew Gundobad.